| Physical and mental reactions:
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- Sleep disturbances/dreams
- Weight and appetite changes
- Weakness and fatigue
- Deep sighing
- Decreased resistance to illness
- Restlessness/impatience
- Rapid heart beat
- Increased blood pressure
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- Tightness in chest
- Difficulty swallowing
- Pit in stomach
- Decision-making impaired
- Concentration difficulties
- Forgetfulness
- Sense of peace
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| Emotional reactions: |
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- Shock
- Disbelief
- Numbness
- Confusion
- Sadness/depression
- Guilt
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- Yearning/loneliness
- Fears/anxiety
- Feeling of being lost
- Anger
- Emancipation
- Relief
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| Behavioral reactions: |
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- Crying
- Preoccupation
- Apathy regarding activities
- Decreased activity
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- Detachment from surroundings
- Disorientation to time and place
- Withdrawal from friends
- Seeking solitude
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| Spiritual reactions: |
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- Re-evaluation of beliefs
- Anger at God
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- Distance/closeness with God
- Difficulty attending place of worship
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| Social changes: |
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- Role and identify change
- Change in socio/economic status
- Need for rituals to get through the day
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- Geographical relocation - new neighborhood
- Family conflict and disintegration
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